News and Analysis (11/11/09)

Threats of torture, disappearance, and execution to extort false confessions of wrongdoing and associations are among the charges against US officials in the lawsuit:

Top executives authorized a $1 million payoff to Iraqi officials, an act that would have been illegal under American law:

The Journalists Freedom Association accuses parliament of deliberate delay in passing a law to protect journalists from the flood of legal cases against “publishers and media outlets … [that] is a very effective tactic to silence dissent”:

Fearing unrest in Yemen would provide an opportunity for Al Qaeda to expand its presence …

… Saudi Arabia flouts Iranian warnings to stay out of Yemeni affairs and orders a  navel blockage in the Red Sea:

What implications will increasing Taliban control and autonomy from al-Qaeda have on US strategy in Afghanistan?

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant


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